Timothy Christian High School - Saga Yearbook (Elmhurst, IL)

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Larry Slager US. History, Social Problems, Current Affairs. Baseball, Lettermen. Intramurals. World Issues Arouse Student Interest The main goal of the social studies de- partment was to involve students in the world they live in. World history, a freshman requirement, was a study of the Western civilization of man. Pro- files in Courage, a film series based on John F. Kennedys book, Iivened up the junior U. S. history classes. For easy class discussion and note taking, lVIr. Slager wrote all the notes in outline form on the board before class. Current affairs, a new one-semester course, added an elective for non-college bound students. A textbook was not used but two daily newspapers were. Quizzes often came from the newspaper of the By writing his bit of wisdom on the board, Mr. Slayer hopes to give his students something they can mull over. day before. Some paperbacks, such as Population Bomb, were read and dis- cussed in class, The government classes subscribed to a weekly newspaper, The National Observer. IVlr. Veenstra as- signed certain articles for discussion and suggested others as interesting reading material. Each government stu- dent received a copy of the Illinois State Handbook. Sociology was a study of literate man and his civilization. Nluch emphasis was placed on classroom and panel discussions to get students think- ing about world problems and partic- ularly about U. S. domestic problems. Changing the minds of students who have pigeon- holed government as boring is one of Mr. Veen- stra 's goals. An ecologically safe environment is a topic studied and discussed in sociology classes.

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Studenten Sprechen Latin and Deutsch The German program underwent two basic changes: it was under the direc- tion of Mrs. Weeda and the testbooks were changed to the ALlVl series. First- year students concentrated on gram- matical structure of sentences and dia- log, with an emphasis on listening and reading skills. Through the reading of narratives dealing with such things as the production of news telecasts in Ger- many, the advanced students increased their vocabulary and reading skills while learning more detailed aspects of grammar. By reading cartoons, the first year Latin students learned the basics of vocabulary and sentence struc- ture. The advanced class translated a Latin play entitled Plaritus. d v Alice Weeda German, Free Reading, Drama. Plays. Chapel. The freshman Latin class parades down the halls while singing their favorite Christmas carols in Latin. fi Hard working Latin students take a break from translating Villa laccr Shari Vander Velde finds that even German can be amusing if you listen hard enough.